Italian football terminology: translation in English

On this page we offer the translation into English of the Italian football terms most used in the world of football.

ENGLISH	ITALIAN
player	il giocatore
goalkeeper	il portiere
ball	la palla
stadium	lo stadio
match	la partita
shot	il tiro
training	l'allenamento
throw	la rimessa
net	la rete
draw	il pareggio
half-time	l'intervallo
goal	il gol
Offside	il fuorigioco
sending-off	l'espulsione
header	il colpo di testa
handball	il fallo di mano
own goal	l'autogol
corner	il calcio d'angolo
Penalty kick	il calcio di rigore
free kick	il calcio di punizione
yellow card	il cartellino giallo
red card	il cartellino rosso
referee	l'arbitro
counterattack	il contropiede
scorer	Il marcatore
bench	la panchina
replacement	la sostituzione
nutmeg	il tunnel
crossbar	la traversa
post	il palo
save	la parata
hat-trick	la tripletta
top scorer	il capocannoniere

Italian soccer vocabulary with meaning in English

• What does Ala mean? It means Wing
• What does Rigore mean? It means Penalty
• What does Area di Rigore mean? It means Goal Boxe
• What does Autogol and Autorete mean? It means Own Goal
• What does Bandierina mean? It means Flag
• What does Arbitro mean? It means Referee
• What does Rovesciata mean? It means Bicycle Kick
• What does Calcio d’Inizio mean? It means Kickoff
• What does Catenaccio mean? It means Bunker Defense
• What does Centrocampista mean? It means Midfielder
• What does Contropiede mean? It means Counterattack
• What does Calcio d’Angolo mean? It means Corner